EV Central

JUNE 4, 2024

The RAV4, Corolla, Corolla Cross, Yaris Cross and Kluger will soon drop their petrol-only drivetrain options and instead be offered solely with petrol-electric hybrid systems. The recently arrived new C-HR and soon-to-arrive new Camry are alreday confirmed as hybrid only, as is the Yaris hatchback.

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EV Central

JUNE 27, 2024

The prospects of the hybrid version of the new 250 Series Toyota Prado coming to Australia any time soon have cooled. Back in March the new Prado was potentially coming to Australia as a petrol-electric hybrid “sooner rather than later”, but it now appears turbo-diesel will be the sole powertrain choice for the foreseeable future.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Local conversion to right-hand drive could be the way the Ford F-150 Lightning electric pick-up truck makes it on-sale in Australia. What we know is in Australia we are going to see a greater level of [EV] adoption.” Birkic said further investigation into Lightning for Australia “will come in the fullness time”.

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EV Central

JANUARY 31, 2024

Used electric vehicles take longer to sell in Australia than petrol and diesel cars and have below average retained value, a new report has found. per cent of the new car market. per cent of the new car market. times the share of number two MG, which had 1638 used sales and a 14.1 That translates to 37.6

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EV Central

MAY 1, 2024

Stand by Australia, Chinese giant GWM could soon unleash a plug-in hybrid attack on our market through its Haval, Tank and Cannon (ute) brands. Car brands, GWM included, are acutely aware of next year’s introduction of strict NVES emissions regulations coming to Australia. The model’s already on-sale overseas with this powertrain.

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EV Central

JUNE 5, 2024

In just 18 months Suzuki Australia is planning to reposition itself from electric zero to hero. Starting with the launch of the mild hybrid Swift Hybrid compact passenger car on June 15, the Japanese blue collar brand will swap most of its range to petrol-electric hybrid by late 2025. We are aiming for sale [in 2025] … would love it.”

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EV Central

APRIL 4, 2024

Chinese car-making giant BYD has released its first official pictures of the all-new mid-size ute that will challenge the best-selling Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger when it lands in Australia later this year. BYD will also soon launch an all-electric version of the new pick-up that will be on sale as soon as 2025.

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EV Central

JANUARY 19, 2023

litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine mated with a 105kW/350Nm electric motor integrated into the seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission for a combined output of 270kW and 500Nm. This is the third PHEV to be sold by Audi in Australia following on from the 2015-16 A3 e-tron and Q7 e-tron in 2017-18. 2023 Audi Q5 55 TFSI e.

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EV Central

MAY 15, 2024

The expansion by BYD in Australia from pure electric vehicles into CO2-emitting internal combustion engined plug-ins led by the Sealion 6 SUV will not trigger a major backlash from the Chinese company’s growing band of existing EV owners or put off potential EV buyers. I don’t expect that [negative response],” he told EV Central.

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EV Central

APRIL 9, 2024

The Japanese luxury brand Lexus reckons it is finally getting on-top of its stuttering petrol-electric plug-in hybrid roll-out in Australia. got into a situation where the customer waiting times were far too long and therefore we paused any further order intake,” explained Lexus Australia Chief executive John Pappas. “We

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EV Central

JUNE 22, 2022

Peugeot has confirmed its new Tesla Model 3-sized 408 coupe-crossover is headed to Australia and electrification appears certain to be a part of the local model lineup. How many of these drivetrains come to Australia when the 408 launches here in 2023 is yet to be confirmed. “It The new Peugeot 408 will launch in Australia.

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EV Central

APRIL 17, 2023

The Ford Puma EV will be coming to Australia in 2024, adding a new compact SUV to the affordable end of the electric car market. The post Ford Puma EV coming to Australia in 2024 as new affordable electric SUV appeared first on EV Central. We will be bringing in a BEV Puma.”

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EV Central

MARCH 12, 2023

Toyota Australia will sell only petrol-electric hybrid versions of the next-gen C-HR compact crossover in Australia when it goes on-sale in the first half of 2024. percent of Toyota Australia sales in 2022. litre turbo-petrol ICE across three model grades. 2024 Toyota C-HR prologue concept.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

It’s a scoop pic of the new GWM Ora Good Cat battery electric car testing undisguised in Melbourne. It’s one of two examples of the Chinese compact five-door hatch that are currently in Australia being evaluated ahead of the brand’s launch under the GWM Ora banner around April 2023. 2023 GWM Ora Good Cat. as it looks on show in China.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

litre four-cylinder petrol engine with an electric motor and a battery pack. Either way, Ford sees the Ranger PHEV as a vehicle that could boost the company’s overall ute sales and appeal to increasingly environmentally focused fleet buyers. “We Ford is in the final stages of developing the PHEV system, which will pair a 2.3-litre

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Hyundai is set to embark on an experiment that will see it radically slash the cost of its cheapest EV in Europe when its new Hyundai Casper arrives before the end of this year. Sales will then kick-off before the end of this year at a rock-bottom price. Read more: An electric Hyundai Casper? appeared first on EV Central.

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EV Central

MARCH 20, 2024

The battery electric Chevrolet Silverado EV full-size pick-up is not under consideration for Australia sale. The shock news was confirmed to EV Central at this month’s 2024 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD launch by Jess Bala, Managing Director of Chevrolet’s local outpost GM Australia and New Zealand.

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EV Central

APRIL 11, 2024

Australia finally gets a petrol-electric hybrid 4×4 dual-cab ute mid-year when the GWM Cannon Alpha launches. The Alpha isn’t the first electrified ute to arrive in Australia but its certainly shapes as the most useful and meaningful to reach the hugely popular segment so far. 2024 GWN Cannon Alpha interior. While the 2.4-litre

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EV Central

MARCH 3, 2024

A new family of electric Toyota LandCruiser wagons could be on-sale in Australia as soon as 2026. Previewed by the LandCruiser Se prototype unveiled at the Japan Mobility Show last October, the new ‘soft-roader’ LandCruiser is a “work in progress” according to a senior Toyota engineer. The post Confirmed!

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

A plug-in hybrid version of the new Lexus RX will soon join the fifth-generation large luxury SUV range being launched now in Australia. Lexus Australia couldn’t include the RX 450h+ PHEV as part of its launch range because supply preference was given to markets with mandated emissions limits. It employs a 2.5-litre

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EV Central

JUNE 23, 2024

Fiat has pulled the drapes off its long-awaited next-generation 2025 Fiat Grande Panda that could become one of Australia’s most affordable battery-electric SUVs when it lands here next year. litre three-cylinder petrol that will be blended with both a 21kW e-motor and a six-speed dual-clutch and small battery.

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EV Central

APRIL 2, 2024

The GWM Ora Sport that was shaping up to be the performance hero of the brand’s local line-up is unlikely to come to Australia any time soon. GWM Ora Sport Sales of the brand’s first electric vehicle – the GWM Ora hatch – have been modest, even prompting discounts on the five-door to spark buyer interest.

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EV Central

MARCH 6, 2023

And this means there won’t be a huge gap between the arrival of the petrol-powered and plug-in versions of the small SUV from Korea. Last time the ICE had been on sale for a year before production of the EV began. And this is the one Australia will get. There will be standard and long-range versions.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The new year has welcomed a new electric-vehicle heavyweight, with Chinese brand BYD outselling EV giant Tesla in Australia for the first time in January. Australia’s cheapest EV, the Dolphin, sold 256 examples, lifting BYD’s January total to 1310. Read more: Coming in early 2024!

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EV Central

MARCH 13, 2024

Toyota has continued the electrification of its Australian model line-up, announcing it will now only take orders for petrol-electric versions of its popular Corolla and Yaris hatchbacks. And the dominant Australia new vehicle sales leader has predicted its entire line-up could go hybrid. 2024 Toyota Prado.

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EV Central

JULY 15, 2023

That’s the same petrol-head pow-wow in the English countryside where the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N also made its world debut. But while the 6R4 had V6 petrol power the EX4 is powered by a dual motor all-wheel drive system taken from the MG4 XPower that goes on-sale in Australia later this year. Coming to Australia.

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EV Central

JULY 23, 2023

The plug-in hybrid version of its new Tonale small SUV has gone on sale in Australia, priced from a chunky $77,500 before on-roads for the Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV. litre four-cylinder petrol engine with six-speed auto gearbox over the front axle, with the rear axle utilising a 90kW/250Nm electric motor.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 11, 2022

If you can’t wait for the 2027 Volkswagen Amarok battery electric ute then maybe the petrol-electric version potentially due as soon as 2025 will do. The second-generation Amarok arrives in Australia from April with orthodox Ford turbo-diesel and turbo-petrol powertrains. Its first BEV in Australia will be the ID.4

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EV Central

JUNE 14, 2024

While only a mild hybrid, which means it can’t run solely on electricity, the entire Swift four model line-up provides electrical assistance to its new 1.2-litre litre triple-cylinder petrol engine via a belt-driven integrated starter generator and a small 12v lithium-ion battery pack. The new MG3 Hybrid+ combines a 75kW 1.5-litre

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EV Central

JULY 19, 2022

The nation’s capital will ban the sale of ICE vehicles entirely as the ACT doubles-down on EV vision. Canberra is set to become the first jurisdiction in Australia to ban petrol- and diesel-powered internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles from 2035.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The federal government’s tough new fuel efficiency standard has been endorsed by Hyundai – but with provisos. The Australian arm of the Korean auto giant wants increased reward for selling zero emissions vehicles in the form of ‘super credits’ so it can keep cheaper C02-emitting petrol and hybrid models in its showrooms longer.

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EV Central

APRIL 3, 2024

The GWM Ora is now clearly the cheapest and most affordable new electric car sold in Australia thanks to $35,990 drive-away pricing announced this morning for the Standard Range model. For instance, up to three current Toyota Yaris petrol-hybrid small hatch models are more expensive to drive-away, depending on the state you live in.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

. “All the data shows that EVs are just much, much less likely to set on fire than their petrol equivalent. The many, many fires that you have for petrol or diesel cars just aren’t reported,” Walker said. This was quite true in Norway, the country with the world’s highest proportion of electric vehicle sales.

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EV Central

MAY 27, 2024

Jeep has released full details of its most rugged and capable Jeep Avenger ever, which introduces a new petrol-electric hybrid powertrain and all-wheel drive. litre turbo-petrol engine with a six-speed dual-clutch transmission and two 21kW electric motors that spin-up the rear wheels, providing all-wheel drive.

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EV Central

JULY 22, 2023

Mazda says it will be offering internal combustion engined models in Australia for years to come because it anticipates the transition to electric cars to be gradual. The most expensive SUV it has yet launched in Australia, the CX-60 starts just under $60,000 and tops out at $85,500 before on-road costs. 2023 Mazda CX-60 PHEV.

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EV Central

JANUARY 11, 2023

Stand by for a significant commitment to battery electric vehicles by Toyota Australia. The dominant player in the Australian new vehicle sales market launches its first BEV, the bZ4X (pictured top), in the second half of 2023, but has big plans to expand its line-up quickly. That’s good news, that’s a positive step.

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EV Central

APRIL 17, 2023

Ford has cracked the door wide open for the new Explorer EV to come to Australia following the decision to axe the Escape SUV locally. Helping the Explorer’s cause for Australia is availability. We don’t make the nameplate decisions and those brand decisions lightly.

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